erscheinen
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nən]
The verdict
“erscheinen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,146 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,146
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für die Augen sichtbar werden
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erscheinen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #2,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erscheinen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for erscheinen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nən]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,146 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for erscheinen, with forms such as "ercsheinen", "errscheinen", and "ersccheinen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erschien", "erscheint", "erschienen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erscheinen, spelled E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1für die Augen sichtbar werden
- 2herausgegeben werden
- 3auf/für jemanden in einer gewissen Weise wirken/aussehen
- 4an einen bestimmten Ort kommen und dort sein
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ercsheinen,errscheinen,ersccheinen,erscehinen,erscheienn,erscheinenn,erscheinne,erscheinnen,erschenien,erschheinen,ershceinen,ersscheinen,esrcheinen,rescheinen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erscheinen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “erscheinen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erschien” - see the side-by-side comparison. erscheinen vs erschien
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.